Showing posts with label GoT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GoT. Show all posts

Game of Thrones: Wrap up


So that's it! Game of Thrones week has come to an end... I'm not the only one who's sad about this am I? It's been a great week and I'd like to say a MASSIVE thank you to all the lovely book bloggers who took part, you made the end of Season 4 almost bearable. 
Now if you miss any of the posts - I don't know why you would have, maybe you're computer was eaten by a dragon or something - here's a wrap up off all the GoT madness that went on this week.


Monday

Guest Post from Sophie at Reviewed The Book

Holly's review of A Game of Thrones





Tuesday


Guest Post from Laura at Laura's Little Book Blog



Holly's review of A Clash of Kings


Wednesday




Holly's review of A Storm of Swords


Thursday 


Holly's review of A Feast of Crows

Guest Post from Elizabeth at Between the Lines



Friday

Guest Post from Bayram at Dystopian-Books


Holly's review of A Dance with Dragons


Saturday


Guest Post from Chelsea at The Reading Outlaw



Sunday

Guest Post from Emma at Mab is Mab




Thanks again and I hope you all had fun! Let us know what posts you enjoyed the most this week in the comments bellow :) 
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Guest Post: GoT Top Trumps

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A Game of Top Trumps, GoT wedding style!


Ok, I have to start by admitting a very shameful thing... *whispers* I have not read any of the Game of Thrones books! I tried, but I kept forgetting who was who – this was before I had actor’s faces to put to the names, mind you! However, I have become a huge fan of the TV show, and when Mily asked for GoT fans for guest posts, I really wanted to be part of it. Luckily for me, she was able to forgive my bookish faux-pas, and I’m so glad to be part of this amazing week J My topic is Game of Thrones Weddings - from a viewers perspective ;)! -

Let battle commence!

Game of Thrones has so many weddings – and so, so much heartbreak to go with it. Any time a new proposal or betrothal is announced, it becomes a source of anguish for me given their bloody history on the show. Some were shocking, some uncomfortable, some a bargaining tool and others a power struggle. And some, surprisingly, were very normal. It got me to thinking... which one is there best?!

Now, I’m a fan of “unique” approaches, and when a friend suggested a Top Trumps style to this, I was convinced. So, in the Game of Thrones, who wins my Game of Wedding Top Trumps?! Let’s see...

   


 

And the winner on overall Trump Value is...

Joffrey and Margery! Do you agree? Who had the best wedding, in your opinion?

Thanks so much , Mily, for letting me play the Game of Trumps with weddings today – I hope you all enjoy the other posts from the week! - Emma






This post was written by Emma from Mab is Mab


Guest Post: Top 3 Arya Stark Moments

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Top 3 Arya Stark Moments



1. List of Targets: Arya has grown up a lot through out the seasons of Game of Thrones and we've seen her have her first kill as more. She mistakenly murdered a stable boy and shortly after she started a list of people she wanted to kill. I found it pretty funny when she was reciting the list to the Hound and at the end said his name. She's even been able to cross one or two names off of the list like when she killed the murderer of her friend in a tavern. While Arya has had a hard time it's always satisfying when things start to go her way and she's able to kill people she hates.

2. Arya and Her Pony: Arya and the Hound's journey hasn't been exactly comfortable and they've fought as well as helped each other. While the Hound still wants to hand her over to her aunt he's also softened up a little bit during season 4. Especially after the Red Wedding, he decided to let Arya ride her own horse and was no longer concerned about her running away. Arya getting her own horse signified the start of a chain of good events for her and find acceptance with the Hound.

3. Hiding in Plain Sight: For the majority of Game of Thrones Arya is thought dead by everyone aside from the few she's ridden with and met. Which is why this moment is one of the best ones, Arya served as the cup bearer for Tywin and was in plain sight. However, he didn't know that she was Arya and she was basically unharmed and given many moments to kill him even though she didn't. This was a perfect opportunity for her to organize her revenge and we start seeing examples of that in later seasons.





This post was written by Bayram from Dystopian-Books


Guest Review: A Dance with Dragons

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A Dance with Dragons
by George R.R. Martin

Review from Holly at Holly's Book Corner




WARNING - SPOILERS!!

This is the book we have all been waiting for – the one that tells us all what happens, who wins the throne, who lives, who dies….the book to end all…. Or so we thought!

Another three books are in the making and, don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy these books and love the characters but COME ON MARTIN!!! The best thing about a good book series is a fantastic ending that launches you into needing to read them again.

However, don’t despair. A Dance with Dragons picks up where A Feast of Crows lacked, by picking up some of the most favoured storylines; Jon Snow, Tyrion Lannister and Daenerys Targaryen. There’s a new character in this book too, Penny. A dwarf like Tyrion, she accompanies him on his journey across the narrow sea, and what a journey it is! Penny is sweet and caring and really a damsel in distress for Tyrion to care for, but she’s still tough when she wants to be.

An amazing event takes place in this book….a character who is believed to be dead comes back!! And their reappearance greatly affects one of our main characters storyline!

Jon struggles with command at the Wall as the dreaded red priestess sacrifices her way through all its inhabitants, with the book ending with a shocking, edge of seat cliff-hanger that makes the wait for book seven unbearably long!

Daenerys seems to be a bit lost in this book, struggling like Jon to keep order and command over her people, unsure of where to turn for help. Locking her dragons away means that for a majority of the book they are hidden from the lime light, until Drogon’s BIG reappearance.

All that I can really say about this book is that, despite seeming longwinded in areas it has fed my need to find out who wins and who dies, and the cliffhanger endings hasn’t helped this.

I cannot wait for book six so please George Martin, get your writing cap on and finish it.


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Guest Post: Tyrion on the Throne

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All Hail King Tyrion


The Iron Throne needs a king, or queen but who deserves to be sat on that amazing crafted, power chair. Well if you ask me, I think it should be Tyrion. I just think Tyrion is perfect to rule in Kings Landing. He may be an ‘imp’ but he’s not stupid, or scared, he’d fight for his power, and he’d be good to the people. He wouldn’t torture innocent girls, and go back on his word. I think Tyrion would be a good, loyal, trustworthy king.

What if his father is wrong, (he is really, we know that) Jamie isn’t the trusted Lannister, to be fair I don’t the Lannisters at all, apart from Tyrion. Tyrion I love. Jamie killed a king for benefits of his own family, and let’s not forget allow with his sister, Cersi he created Joffery. He’s not the brother Tywin should be giving credit to. Tyrion is hated by his sister, and his father for that matter, he’s put up with so much his whole lift, shouldn’t he end up with something good at the end of it all.

Tyrion has recently been trailed for killing the king (Joffery), he wins his combat trail, at least in my version of events he does, after this, his father begins to see that he was wrong, his son isn’t just an imp, and maybe he has been too hard on him. Tywin starts to see that his daughter resents Tyrion for killing her mother, but Tywin comes to a realisation that a baby can lift a sword let alone kill anyone. The council is called, all but Cersi that is, Tywin being the King’s hand has a lot to say about recent events and the place on the Iron Throne, rightly at this point the throne should be taken by his youngest (but now only) grandson, however Tywin has other plans. ‘We’ll put the throne up for trail’ any man, or clan can fight for the throne, however this can only last a day. I’m not having King’s landing being a battle ground for decades’. The council are surprised by what Tywin suggest, but all agree. After the meeting Tywin visits his son, rewarding and praising him for winning the trail ‘you’ve proved that you are a true Lannister, you deserve to be sat on that throne’ he says to his son imp.

The day of the throne trail, Tyrion is in high hopes; things are finally looking up for him. Since the trail Shae has returned to his bedside, she’s no longer what she just to be, ‘As soon as I win the Iron Throne, you will be the queen at my side too’ he had said to her one night.


The day in battle was long and hard, as the last hour dawned there were three men left standing,  two with a man at their sides: Tyrion stood with his sword in both hands, pointed to its target, Bronn stood to his left a sword in each hand, both held higher than Tyrion’s. Opposite them Theon Greyjoy stood unknowing looking at his master, who’s hands where held tightly mid air, clenching onto and steel handle, Ramsey Snow believed he could do this. How proud his father would be, being defeated by an imp would shame him more than he would care to think. Unknow to Ramsey, he didn’t just have Tyrion to defeat but behind him driving his heavy stood towards Ramsey’s throat was Peter Baelish. With a quick stroke of his sword Ramsey had fallen, Greyjoy stood looking around with fear in his eyes, not knowing what to do, dropping his sword he ran to the gates. While Bealish stood laughing at Greyjoy’s retreat, Tyrion and Bronn took their opportunity, they looked at each other..’together?’ said Tyrion ‘together’ replied Bronn, and with a couple of quick, sharp movements, Tyrion was King. 





This post was written by Elizabeth from Between the Lines